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Joseph Wright of Derby and Dr Erasmus Darwin, the artist and his physician.
Joseph Wright of Derby and Dr Erasmus Darwin, the artist and his physician.
- Source :
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Journal of medical biography [J Med Biogr] 2021 Nov; Vol. 29 (4), pp. 228-235. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Apr 06. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- In 1767 at the time of his great "candlelight" paintings of science and the Enlightenment, The Orrery and The Air-Pump , Wright of Derby developed the illness that plagued him for the rest of his life and became a patient and life-long friend of Dr Erasmus Darwin. Wright's recorded complaints and the periodicity are highly suggestive of the major depressive illness, seasonal affective disorder.
- Subjects :
- Humans
Male
Depressive Disorder, Major
Paintings
Physicians
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1758-1087
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of medical biography
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32252583
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0967772020915105